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from notes by Phillip Borg-Wheeler © 2020
 In the bleak midwinterKGS0060-DDownload only Available Friday 5 November 2021  This album reflects a Christmas that was unlike any other in recent history. During preparations for the 2020 Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols—with the viability of a live broadcast precarious—a decision was taken that it would be useful to do ...» More |
 100 Years of Nine Lessons & CarolsStudio Master: KGS0033-DDownload onlyStudio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available This album features new recordings by Stephen Cleobury and the Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, and older recordings taken from the live BBC broadcasts of A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols. These historical recordings, most of which come fr ...» More |
 A Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols - The Centenary ServiceStudio Master: KGS0036-DDownload onlyStudio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available A moment of pure magic as the light fails on a midwinter’s day and the still, small voice of a solo treble is heard … this is a cherishable document of one of this country’s timeless musical traditions on its centenary.» More |
 A winter's nightStudio Master: SIGCD646Download onlyStudio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available  Bringing together a number of works for the specific forces of choir, brass quintet, organ and percussion (some arranged specially), this new album includes the first complete recording of Cecilia McDowall's 'Christmas cantata' in its original sco ...» More |
 Adeste fidelesStudio Master: SIGCD460Download onlyStudio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available Huw Williams leads the choir of Her Majesty’s Chapel Royal in a festive recording of Christmas carols old and new from St James’s Palace, London.» More |
 Adeste fidelesCDA66668  ‘An extremely well-sung traditional carol collection. The concert makes a great appeal by the quality of the singing and the beautiful digital recordi ... ‘A model of its kind’ (The Times)» More |
 Christmas carols from Village Green to Church ChoirSIGCD387Download only A new album bringing classic carols to life under the expert direction of conductor and author Andrew Gant, marking the release later this year of his new book 'Christmas Carols, from Village Green to Church Choir'. Christmas Carols brims with ane ...» More |
 Christmas through the agesNOEL1 'Other than to assure you that it works for me, need I say more?' (Fanfare, USA) 'If Christmas music is on your agenda–for yourself or for your best friends or most favored family members, this disc['s] original sources should make ...» More |
 Favourite Carols from King'sStudio Master: KGS0007Download onlyStudio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available Favourite Carols from King’s is a collection of the most popular carols featured in the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols over the years, and a tribute to the King’s Christmas tradition.» More |
 Joy to the WorldCDH55161 ‘Altogether a very enjoyable disc’ (Organists' Review) ‘As beautiful as anything you will hear this festive season’ (Yorkshire Post)» More |
 Nine Lessons & CarolsStudio Master: KGS0001Download onlyStudio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available An album recreating the magic of the famous Christmas Eve service, from a lone treble singing 'Once in royal David's city' to a rousing chorus of 'Hark! the herald angels sing' …» More |
 Now may we singenStudio Master: SIGCD595Download onlyStudio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available Recorded in the glorious acoustic of Keble College Chapel in Oxford, this imaginative programme includes several new commissions as well as a healthy dose of traditional Christmas fare.» More |
 Rutter: A Christmas FestivalCOLCD133Download only  John Rutter directs the Cambridge Singers, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and the award-winning Farnham Youth Choir alongside guest soloists Melanie Marshall, Clara Sanabras and Elin Manahan Thomas, for an unforgettable festival of Christmas mu ...» More |
 The Carols AlbumStudio Master: SIGCD108Download onlyStudio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available Following their highly successful releases on Signum (the Hymns Album and Handel’s Messiah conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras) the Huddersfield Choral Society is back in force with a magnificent collection of Christmas carols.» More |
